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Bow Street en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• /bəʊ stɹiːt/

Etymology

The street in London was named in 1638 for its shape, it is slightly curved.

Meanings

1. A hamlet in Great Ellingham parish, Breckland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TM0198).
2. A village in Tirymynach community, near Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales, possibly named after the London street (OS grid ref SN6284).

Deriveds

Bow Street Runner

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